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Robert Taylor

Actor / Aircraft Pilot | * 08/05/1911 († 57, 06/08/1969) | Filley, Nebraska (United States of America (USA))
Robert Taylor (born Spangler Arlington Brugh; August 5, 1911 – June 8, 1969) was an American film and television actor and singer who was one of the most popular leading men of cinema. Taylor began his career in films in 1934 when he signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He won his first leading role the following year in Magnificent Obsession. His popularity increased during the late 1930s and 1940s with appearances in Camille (1936), A Yank at Oxford (1938), Waterloo Bridge (1940), and Bataan (1943). During World War II, he served in the United States Naval Air Forces, where he worked as a flight instructor and appeared in instructional films. From 1959 to 1962, he starred in the television series The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor. In 1966, he assumed hosting duties from his friend Ronald Reagan on the ... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love. ...

Johnny Eager

Certification unknown

1941 | 2.9/5 | 1h 47min
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front ...

Waterloo Bridge

NR

1940 | 3.8/5 | 1h 49min
Drama, Romance / Love, War
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After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero. ...

Quo Vadis

NR

1951 | 3.5/5 | 2h 51min
Drama, History, Romance / Love
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United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a stolen aircraft engines smuggling racket. ...

The Bribe

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1949 | 3.3/5 | 1h 38min
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Robert Taylor

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Robert Taylor as Actor(100)

as Self (archive footage)1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as (archive footage)1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as Anderson1968 The Day the Hot Line Got Hot
as Mr. Farriday: The 'In' Group1968 Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows
as Gallagher1967 Hondo and the Apaches
as Prof. Karl Nichols1967 The Glass Sphinx
as Ben Wyatt1967 Return of the Gunfighter
as Captain Martín1966 Savage Pampas
as George Dean1966 Johnny Tiger
as Frank Costigan1964 A House Is Not a Home
as Barry Moreland1964 The Night Walker
as Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)1964 The Big Parade of Comedy
as Col. Podhajsky1963 Miracle of the White Stallions
as Sam Brassfield1963 Cattle King
as himself1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up
as John Nordley1959 The House of the Seven Hawks
as Mackenzie Bovard1959 The Hangman
as Robert Adamson1959 Killers of Kilimanjaro
as Steve Sinclair1958 Saddle the Wind
as Tommy Farrell1958 Party Girl
as Jake Wade1958 The Law and Jake Wade
as Lloyd Tredman1957 Tip on a Dead Jockey
as Cliff Barton1956 The Power and the Prize
as Charlie Gilson1956 The Last Hunt
as Capt. Brad Parker1956 D-Day the Sixth of June
as Bushrod Gentry1955 Many Rivers to Cross
as Quentin Durward1955 Quentin Durward
as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney1954 Rogue Cop
as Mark Brandon1954 Valley of the Kings
as Himself, Cameo Appearance in Judy's Dream1953 I Love Melvin
as Lancelot1953 Knights of the Round Table
as Rio1953 Ride, Vaquero!
as Lt. Col Paul W. Tibbets1953 Above and Beyond
as Joel Shore1953 All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Wilfred of Ivanhoe1952 Ivanhoe
as Narrator (voice)1952 The Hoaxters
1951 Rome, the Eternal City
as Marcus Vinicius1951 Quo Vadis
as Buck Wyatt1951 Westward the Women
as Ward Kinsman1950 Ambush
as Self (uncredited)1950 Screen Actors
as Lance Poole1950 Devil's Doorway
as Major Michael Curragh1949 Conspirator
as Rigby1949 The Bribe
as Narrator1948 The Secret Land
as Steven Kenet1947 High Wall
as Alan Garroway1946 Undercurrent
as Lt. Taylor1945 Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
as Instructor1945 Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
as Lt. Taylor1945 Primary Flight Training: Landings
as Lt. Taylor1945 Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
as Instructor1945 Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
as Lt. Taylor1945 Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
as Lt. Taylor1945 Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
as Lt. Taylor1945 Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
as John Meredith1944 Song of Russia
as Narrator1944 The Fighting Lady
as Lt. Robert Taylor1944 Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense
as Himself - Guest Star1943 The Youngest Profession
as Sgt. Bill Dane1943 Bataan
as Terry Trindale1942 Her Cardboard Lover
as Lieut. Gregg Masterman1942 Stand by for Action
as Billy Bonney1941 Billy the Kid
as Johnny Eager1941 Johnny Eager
as Jimmy Lee1941 When Ladies Meet
as Mark Preysing1940 Escape
as himself1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as himself1940 A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Roy Cronin1940 Waterloo Bridge
as Ens. Alan Drake1940 Flight Command
as Jeff Holland1939 Remember?
as himself1939 From the Ends of the Earth
as William 'Bill' Carey1939 Lady of the Tropics
as Bill Overton1939 Lucky Night
as Blake Cantrell1939 Stand Up and Fight
as Lee Sheridan1938 A Yank at Oxford
as 'Killer' McCoy1938 The Crowd Roars
as himself1938 Hollywood Goes to Town
as Erich Lohkamp1938 Three Comrades
as Lt. Richard L. Perry1937 This Is My Affair
as Steve Raleigh1937 Broadway Melody of 1938
as Raymond Dabney1937 Personal Property
as himself1937 The Romance of Celluloid
as Richard Winfield1936 Private Number
as 'Bow' Timberlake1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin1936 Small Town Girl
as Armand Duval1936 Camille
as Chris Claybourne1936 His Brother's Wife
as Dr. Ellis1935 Society Doctor
as Steve Gordon1935 Times Square Lady
as Dr. Robert Merrick1935 Magnificent Obsession
as 'Jasky' Jaskarelli1935 West Point of the Air
as himself1935 La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Lieutenant Tom Randolph1935 Murder in the Fleet
as Robert Gordon1935 Broadway Melody of 1936
as Albert 'Al' Douglas (uncredited)1935 Buried Loot
as The Duchess's Paramour1934 The Spectacle Maker
as Arthur White1934 There's Always Tomorrow
as Lloyd Burmeister1934 Handy Andy
as Bill Renton1934 A Wicked Woman

TV Shows/Series with Robert Taylor as Actor(10)

1967 Hondo
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Self - Co-Host1961 The Mike Douglas Show
as Captain Matt Holbrook1959 The Detectives
1957 The Thin Man
as Self - Host1952 Death Valley Days
as Shanghai Kelly1952 Death Valley Days
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Robert Taylor as Crew(9)

Directing/Director1945 Primary Flight Training: Before You Fly
Directing/Director1945 Primary Flight Training: Taxiing and Take-offs
Directing/Director1945 Primary Flight Training: Landings
Directing/Director1945 Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 2
Directing/Director1945 Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying, Part 1
Directing/Director1945 Primary Flight Training: Attitudes of Flight: Part 1
Directing/Director1945 Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1
Directing/Director1945 Primary Flight Training: First Flight, Part 2
Directing/Director1944 Primary Flight Training: Flight Sense

Full Name: Robert Taylor
Born: Saturday, 08/05 1911 (August) in Filley, Nebraska (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 06/08 1969 (June) in Santa Monica (aged: 57)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Doane University, Pomona College
Spouses (current/former): Barbara Stanwyck, Ursula Thiess
Father: Spangler Andrew Brugh
Mother: Ruth Adeline Stanhope
Other names for Robert Taylor (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Роберт Тейлор"
"Lieut Robert Taylor USNR"
"Lt. Robert Taylor U.S.N.R."
"Spangler Arlington Brugh"
"Spangler Arlington Brugh Taylor."
"Robert Taylor (American actor)"
"Robert Taylor (Schauspieler, 1911)"
Robert Taylor frequently works together with these people:
Cedric Gibbons (31x, Crew)
Edwin B. Willis (21x, Crew)
Douglas Shearer (19x, Crew)
Adrian (10x, Crew)
Mervyn LeRoy (9x, Crew)
Sydney Guilaroff (9x, Crew)
Jackie Gleason (8x, Actor)
Richard Thorpe (8x, Crew)
Spencer Tracy (8x, Actor)
Lionel Barrymore (8x, Actor)
Lewis Stone (8x, Actor)
Norma Shearer (8x, Actress)

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